2008-02-21 For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk
{{#vardefine:keylist|}}{{#vardefine:Date|2008-02-21}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Date}}{{#vardefine:Date.disp|2008-02-21}}{{#vardefine:Date.disp|[[{{#var:Date}}]]}}{{#vardefine:Topics|\John McCain\2008 US presidential race}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Topics}}{{#vardefine:Topics.disp|\John McCain\2008 US presidential race}}{{#vardefine:URL|http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.html}}{{#vardefine:keylist%7C{{#var:keylist}}\URL}}{{#vardefine:URL.disp%7Chttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/us/politics/21mccain.html}}{{#vardefine:Title%7CFor McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Title}}{{#vardefine:Title.disp|For McCain, Self-Confidence on Ethics Poses Its Own Risk}}{{#vardefine:Text|“Early in Senator John McCain’s first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers. .. A female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund-raisers, visiting his offices and accompanying him on a client’s corporate jet. Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his top advisers intervened to protect the candidate from himself — instructing staff members to block the woman’s access, privately warning her away and repeatedly confronting him, several people involved in the campaign said on the condition of anonymity.” And apparently this rumored affair, for which there is only circumstantial evidence, somehow undermines McCain's platform as being strong on ethical reform, which is greatly substantiated by his past actions.”}}{{#vardefine:keylist|{{#var:keylist}}\Text}}{{#vardefine:Text.disp|“Early in Senator John McCain’s first run for the White House eight years ago, waves of anxiety swept through his small circle of advisers. .. A female lobbyist had been turning up with him at fund-raisers, visiting his offices and accompanying him on a client’s corporate jet. Convinced the relationship had become romantic, some of his top advisers intervened to protect the candidate from himself — instructing staff members to block the woman’s access, privately warning her away and repeatedly confronting him, several people involved in the campaign said on the condition of anonymity.” And apparently this rumored affair, for which there is only circumstantial evidence, somehow undermines McCain's platform as being strong on ethical reform, which is greatly substantiated by his past actions.”}} {{#xploop:{{#var:Topics}}||}} {{#xploop:{{#var:keylist}}|\n* $s$: \o#var:$s$.disp\c}}